Clothes hanger and lock therefor



P 5, 1939. c. A. BYRNES 2,171,682

CLOTHES HANGER AND LOCK THEREFOR Filed March 6, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet lPatented Sept. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application" March 6,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to locking devices for pivotally'mounted members,generally, and more specifically to clothes hangers and locks therefor.

It is highly desirable in public places such as restaurants, lounges,halls, taverns and the like, that some means be provided to prevent thetheft of hats and other garments of the patrons without incurring theexpense to the patron and host incident to use of a checkroom andattendant therefor.

Due to the wide variety of thicknesses of the different garments and/orcombinations thereof among the patrons desiring to utilize such means,it is also desirable and important that it be capable of adjustment,automatically, to accommodate any thickness of cloak and/or head-gear.

It is accordingly the primary object of this invention to provide aclothes hanger and lock therefor, suitable for use in public places,which gives the patron using it exclusive control of it and his hat orother garment thereon substantially throughout the time that he uses it.

Another object of this invention is to provide, in conjunction with sucha hanger and look therefor, means for accomodating any thickness ofgarment or plurality of garments.

Other and further objects of this invention will be apparent as the samebecomes better understood from examination of the specification andclaims in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a clothes hanger and lock thereforembodying this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken at the line 2--2of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken at the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken at the line 4-4 ofFig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken at the line 55 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the locking wedge orpawl.

Referring to the drawings more particularly, reference character Igenerally designates a metal bracket provided with an apertured base andadapted to be suitably attached to a wall as by screws or bolts. Thebracket I is provided with an integral outwardly extending arcuate arm2, the latter having an enlarged integral fiat knob 3 on its outer endand forming a peg on which to hang garments. The upper face of the knob3 is a horizontal and provided with a pad 4 of yieldable substance suchas sponge rubber.

1936, Serial No. 67,482

The bracket I is also provided with a pair of integral laterally spacedbosses 5 and 6 which support therebetween a combined lock cylinder andpivot pin 1 which pivotally supports a curved locking arm 8. The arm 8has an enlarged integral bearings 9, at its pivoted end, mounted on thepin 1 and an enlarged integral flat knob II on its free end, the face ofwhich is adapted When the arm is in locked position to contact or comein close proximity to the face of similar knob 3. The knob II is alsoprovided with a pad I2 similar to pad 4.

The combined pin and lock cylinder 1 is pro vided with a longitudinalcentral aperture and a lock rotor I4 therein. The rotor I4 includes anenlarged portion I5 throughout about one-half of its length and areduced portion or extension I6 throughout the other half. The enlargedportion I5, of the rotor I4, is slotted to receive lock tumblers I3 anda sheet metal mounting clip I! therefor. The clip I! comprises a back I8(Fig. 2) and a pair of sides I9 and (Fig. 3) bent at right angles fromsaid back and embracing the tumblers I3 therebetween. A spring 2Ianchored by lugs 22 and 23 on the sides I9 and 20, respectfully, acts onthe tumblers I3 to normally tend to force them to engage cylinder 1 in apair of diametrically opposite slots 24 and 25 therein. When a key 26 isinserted it will withdraw the tumblers from the slots 24 and 25 againstthe action of spring 2I to permit rotation of locking rotor I4. Thisrotation of locking rotor I4 is limited by a stop screw 21 in said rotoroperating in a slot 28 in cylinder 1.

The extension or reduced portion I6 of the rotor I4 is substantiallycylindrical in shape except for a flattened or cut-away portion 29 atits outer end. When the key 26 is turned to rotate the rotor to unlockedposition (which is limited by stop 21), this portion 29 enters thebottom of a segmental recess in cylinder 1 and allows a pawl 30 thereinunder pressure of a spring 3| to drop out of engagement with the teethof a ratchetlike broached surface 32 formed on the inner periphery of alocking cylinder 33. The cylinder 33 is fixed to the bearing 9 of thearm 8 by means of a setscrew 34. When the rotor is in locked position,as shown in Fig. 4, the arm 8 may be moved to any successively downwardlocking position, pawl 30 riding over teeth 32 as knob II approachesknob 3 but engaging said teeth to prevent any recession, and said armwill not be released until said rotor is unlocked and turned by key 26.Thus any thickness of garment or combination of garments may beaccommodated.

The knob I l depends downwardly and. the knob 3 extends upwardly formingboth a hook, peg or hanger for a coat and a rest for a hat, the formerknob preventing withdrawal of either garment except when the key isinserted, when a coil spring 35, acting between boss 5 and bearing 9 andsituated in a recess in the latter, raises said knob ll, stop 36 (Fig.2) on the arm 8 limiting the raised position. 7

A pin 31 splines cylinder (rotor casing) 7 to boss 5 on bracket l.

A patron may thus hang his own coat and hat on the device described,remove the key and,

when ready to leave, reinsert the key and remove his coat and hat, thearm 8 rising and the key being held in the lock against removal untilthe arm 8 is again lowered to lock another garmentl Other and furtheradvantages of the aforedescribed device will be apparent without furtherdetail.

I am aware that many changes may be made and details varied withoutdeparting from the principles of this invention and I therefore do notwish to be limited to the details shown or described.

I claim:

The combination of a pair of spaced supporting bosses, a. pivotal arm, apivot pin therefor, a separably made sleeve surrounding said pin, partof its inner surface rotatably bearing thereon and a part of its outersurface rotatably bearing in one of said bosses, said arm being mountedon said sleeve and rotationally attached thereto, said pin beingrotationally fixed relative to the other of said bosses, said pin beingprovided with a peripheral recess, said sleeve being provided with aninner cylindrical ratchet surface, a pawl-like locking wedge in saidrecess engageable with said surface and a locking rotor in said pivotpin provided with relatively varied surface portions for operating'saidwedge.

CHARLES A. BYRNES.

